Here is the full postgame interview with Giants trainer regarding Buster Posey’s Thursday MRI tests as well as Thursday night’s X-ray and tentative prognosis …

(Could tell us the results of the MRI?)

Buster had three MRIs today — the first one on his ankle. Then he had one on his lower leg and we did one on his knee as well. The knee was fine, the lower leg has a fractured fibula which we knew last night on the X-ray. Then he’s also got some torn ligaments in his ankle.

(What’s the biggest worry right now?)

His ankle. That’s our concern right now. The fracture’s going to heal. We’re still getting some other opinions, so we don’t have all the information we want yet. We think the fracture’s going to be fine. We’re just trying to decide 100 percent what to do with the ankle.

(Surgery?)

Most likely, yes.

(Will he be back this year?)

It’s to be determined still and he obviously is going to be out for awhile. I think once we get all the rest of the information in the next day or two, we’re going to set a plan and be able to answer that better.

(Usually after surgery it’s 6-8 weeks before rehab)

I would say that, and maybe more. We’ll just have to see. I think it’s a little early to give an exact time frame.

(Will he see specialists?)

Absolutely. We do that with all our players, whether we actually send them somewhere or just consult over the phone or just send some of the pictures. We’ve already made some calls and we’re just trying to get some information back and decide what to do.

(Is he in a cast now?)

He’s in a protective cast.

(Where are the tears in his ankle?)

He’s got a medial ankle sprain, a lateral sprain and a syndesmosis sprain, which is in the front and leading up the tibia.

(What can you tell about the fracture itself? how bad is it?)

It’s a straightforward fracture of the fibula, a lot of the force from the ankle sprain gets distributed up the leg and that bone takes it. It just cracked it.

(Most concerned about getting back)

If we have to do surgery, it’s mostly down time. It could be for awhile.

(What kind of precedent is there for catchers with this injury?)

Yeah, we’ve seen this stuff before. We’ve had other guys throughout our system, catchers included, who’ve returned no problem. This is probably more of a football-type, contact injury and those guys come back.

(Ligament tear on both sides of the ankle?)

Yeah.

(On a scale of 1-10 on the ankle ligament, how severe is it?)

It’s severe. We’re still going to gather some more information, some other experts. We have great doctors here we’ve already seen. So we’re going to gather more, to appease myself but mostly Buster and make sure we do right by him.

(Have to wait until the swelling goes down before you can do surgery?)

A little bit but just with the brief stuff we got today, we’re not going to waste too much time. We want to get this done within a week or so, but we want to gather all the information and whether it’s this weekend or early next week, we’ll have to wait and see.

(Long-term prognosis for continuing to play the position?)

Again, we’re going to gather more information, but I think yes. The guy’s young, he’s got age on his side which will certainly help him. And like I said, we’ve had other guys who’ve had similar injuries and who’ve had favorable returns. And he’s a great athlete, too.

(Do football players have these types of injuries more often?)

There’s a ton of football players, a lot of superstar football players. Like I said, this is more of a contact injury. I don’t want to name names and I don’t know the particulars of each injury, but a lot of them. The doctors we are talking to and are waiting to talk to have seen those players. That’s why we want to call and talk to them.

(After surgery, how long before rehabbing?)

We’re still working on all that. Probably 6-8 weeks, but that could change.

We will be praying for a speedy recovery we will keep you your wife and your new twin babies that are on the way in our daily prayers stay strong Brother stay upbeat

IsaBradley

OK now it’s real. Yup, I’m going to be sick.

Hate to see this happen to a guy like Buster. Hang in there Buster. This team needs to really pick things up for this kid. It would make us all feel better but surely none more than Posey who is a true team player.

Here Be Giants

It’s a loss for the team, sure, but most of all I feel for Buster and what he’s going through. He seems like a great guy and I hate to see him badly hurt and having to deal with surgery and recovery.

Get well soon, Buster! You’re in all of our thoughts!

Rickster17

Everyone knows there is MAGIC INSIDE. Yes, miracles do happen. Did you miss the 2010 season? Buster is young, and he will give 110% to rehab his ankle and leg.

The Wisdom Cow

Why did I read this? Now I am just more depressed.

El Lobo

Interesting the continued reference to a football-like injury that occurred on a baseball field. MLB needs to seriously look at how to prevent this from happening. If I want to see a collision, I’ll watch the NFL.

IggyFenton

If I read that right it’s 12-16 weeks before he is back.

That’s Mid-August to Mid-September.

Ouch.

Get well kid.

prima facie

So, he’s back for the stretch run. Post-season and World Series MVP.

Too bad Jack Buck isn’t around to call his Series-winning home run….

The Wisdom Cow

[oops, wanted this on the current board.]

Gonna be awkward when Posey is listed as an all star substitute over PHI’s Carlos Ruiz. Of course, if PHI doesn’t like it, they can win the WS.

Channelclemente

It means he’s got a shot at playing in late September or October. Now the rest of the Giants need to get there. He works his ass of in rehab, they work their collective asses off winning the NL West.

This is better news than I expected. I was afraid he tore his ACL, which would put him out until next spring. But with the recovery time, it’s possible that Buster is back in September for the stretch run. Thank goodness the rest of the NL West blows.

Stann

Gee,–Urban, Ratto,Jenkins on Comcast say Buster is no big loss. It opens doors for Crawford and Belt. Thats thinking positive!
Well,they werent scoring or hitting with Buster,so they do got a point.

The_Beard

I’m less depressed after reading this. The fact that there’s an outside shot he comes back in September for the stretch run? I know I’ll never doubt Posey or the Giants on anything again.

Let’s do it boys…time to rally.

GoGiants24

I really wish that they’d look at making him a first baseman going forward. Buster’s taken a beating behind the plate, especially givent he number of foul balls of his mask. They’d alredy been worried about potential concussions before this even happened. This guy is was too special–a once-in-a-lifetimer, espeically for an organization that’s had a history of being incapabale of drafting position players.

Rochester

I’m watching Urban, Ratto, and Jenkins right now. They seem to think the whole Posey thing is a big joke.

What a bunch of annoying creeps..

uncle joe mccarthy

lets just hope that the giants brass begins a strong lobbying campaign to adopt college rules for such plays

only sliding allowed at the plate

and i hope that posey gets a lot of different opinions…i dont trust the giants medical staff

GoodLuckBuster

The thoughts of all Giants fans will be with you, Buster. Rest up, work hard on rehabbing and we’ll see you back in time for the playoffs.

TheGuru

Has Sabean called Molina?

Mike Souza

Bruce Jenkins said on CHRONICLE LIVE that Vogelsong has pitched well but Zito deserves to get his shot back on the mound. Yeah because the 4+ years he has had to prove his worth hasn’t been long enough. God forbid Torres tweaks his heel or good ol Bruce Jenkins will say Rowand deserves a chance to reclaim his CF job. HaHaHa. Baggarly is the best, most sane, most honest & not a company man unlike all other GIANTS beat writers. GOD BLESS YOU ANDY! 😉

Joemets86

Pudge Rodriguez?

joey g

Nightmare.

Jim K.

I have a positive spin on this…I’m glad that Posey will be out of harm’s way in terms of a potential concussion or concussions! I was worried during the A’s series. Now his brain can take a rest and his body can heal. Bones heal, brains don’t. I wish Posey the best and think that the Baseball Gods picked on the wrong player this time.

That said, we’ll have Posey next year and the year after. Since I’ll be a Giants fan for the next 50+ years, I’ll look forward to a healthy Posey then. As for this season, the Giants will need to find offense up and down their lineup and have different guys step up just like last year if they’re going to have another magical run. If Posey had another great year, but the rest of the team struggled as they have been, this team would have made a first round playoff exit.

This has been a rough day…all the Giants can do now is play as best they can, get some other players healthy, and keep the team in contention for when Posey can possibly return in September. Who knows, maybe this will present an opportunity for the next young star in our system.

I’m normally a pessamist, so take this as a genuine sign that there’s something positive in this…

bradley emden

Looks like he now has Moises Alou lower leg syndrome.

Lunchbox

I would rather have him recover the rest of the season (if that will be the case), than to rush him to get back this season and risk his entire career.

Brandon

Had a sick feeling that Buster was going to get hurt this year. Thought it was going to be from too many shots to the mask. Didn’t see this one coming though. UGH.

WHAT HAVE THE GIANTS DONE TO DESERVE THIS????????? and i thought losing panda for 6 weeks was bad….

CltuchUp

As posted on another thread and simply agreed by those here in the KNOW.
Don’t legislate a rule, but issue HUGE fines along with player suspension and Club fine. So many of those types of plays by players on the same team – Triple the fine.

I have to know this: Is Urban, Ratto, and Jenkins really acting like the Posey incident was NO big deal….I NEED to know, please. I love Jenkins and dispise Ratto (please dont show him on tv with a face like that) and Urban has grown worrisome.

I am not AGAINST signing Pudge.

BTW the way slow motion shows that Cousins altered his route about 20 feet away from the plate when he ALREADY saw the Ball entering his vision..Legal=by definition=Yes….Dangerous=Obviously…Clean hit=No

Al Oha = great POST on this topic! Aloha to you sir!

mordyfrommonsey

Are these the same great doctors that gave the Giants the go ahead to sign Mark Derosa? If I were Buster, I would run as fast as I could from the Giants team doctors

SFGiants4life

This is terrible. Giants have so many players on the dl. Sandavol, posey, fontenot, zito, ford. But yet were still the best in the west and that’s what’s key. But I want buster to hopefully be a quick healer work his tail off in rehab and get back by mid September but only play 1st till next season. Save his ankle and his head till he can be fully healthy. But with this happening I see whitehead getting some playing time since he’s done good on busters days off. But look to see us try n make abbig move before the deadline for a presence in our lineup.

WorldChamps

Listen, was it a dirty hit? yes. Especially since the guy is a bench player trying his best to stay away from the farm systems. Would an everyday player have made that same play? No. He was too aggressive, and probably got caught in the moment. However, there is no way that baseball should institute a rule about always having to slide or what have you. If the play is reviewed later and baseball issues a fine, then fine. But if baseball steps in and makes some rule because of this event, then they are just devalueing the game. It would be a shame. Baseball is a contact sport and as unfortunate and upsetting that this happened to our best player, it is part of baseball. This is why catchers are not known for thier bats. It is time we start exploring other position options for buster.

Hang in there buster, praying for you and wish you a speedy recovery.

PNWGiantsfan

Does anyone remember a guy named Joe? I predict Buster will be back before ANYONE expects it.

nightcrawler

If there is any question at all to his return, I would rather have the Giants play it safe and keep him out the entire season. This kid is going to be on this team for a very long time. If we play like we did today (offensively) while Buster is out, we will be out of the race. There is no reason to rush him back if there is nothing to win this year.

Very very sad to see Buster get hurt like this. This will follow him and the coaching staff every single season from here on out. The question of if he should move positions will constantly be asked and rightfully so. If the Giants are hurting this bad at SS and think Posey could play there, then lets try him out there. This is a Giants fans worst nightmare and the thought of having to worry about this kind of an injury again in the future is too much, especially for your best overall player. There is no other position in Baseball that this would have happened. This wasn’t a freak injury or him blowing out his ankle turning 1B…it was a play at the plate, the reason we have him at Catcher in the first place.

Get well soon Buster. I hope you make a full recovery and get a chance to get back in there soon.

giuseppemontana

Why did God want Buster to tear up his leg? That’s the big question.

theincognito

Don’t you just hate it when someone busts up your posey?

Marty

Posey is a big loss…but the problem we have is finding a 3 hole hitter. Huff is terrible this year. Need someone that we have confidence in delivering the big hit consistently. Get well soon Buster.

Hitman

Posey is nothing special. Had a good rookie year now he is run of the mill. Change the rues for him? No! The nfl has changed into touch football. Now they want to make mlb into stick ball! Heh,heh,heh!

PoseyFan

@Hitman

you’re an idiot…nuff said.

Hitman

@ poseyfan: Mommy would like to wash your posey jersey that you have had on for the last year! Heh,heh,heh!